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I couldn't believe it was July already. We had to leave in a week so Alyssa could get set up for her college classes. Unfortunately, I was also in need to get ready for my classes. I thought I had gotten past my parents with taking a semester off. I wanted to travel, but they said I had to go to school for one semester before they let me go off and do my own thing. I didn't argue with them. What's one semester out of the rest of my life. I think they're hoping I like college and decide to stay, but my need to see the world up close was much too strong for me to stay locked up in a brick building all day.

As I let my mind wonder to the coming months, I walked with Jacob's hand in mine. He was carrying an arm load of blankets down to the beach. We were followed by my entire family. After many minutes of my begging Jacob, he finally let Derek come, too. After all, it was the Fourth of July, and as a human, Derek loved the fireworks. I glanced behind me at him walking between my parents. He was talking to them about something I couldn't hear.

I could hear music playing, and it got louder as we got closer.

"I thought it was just us?" I asked when we arrived on the beach. I looked around at the entire pack sitting around a bon fire. Billy was sitting beside my Grandpa Swan, Emily and Sam were leaning against each other facing the ocean, Quil and Claire were further down towards the water on a blanket. Beside them a few feet, was Seth. He turned just as we stopped, jumping to his feet and hurrying over to take Alyssa.

"It's a end of summer celebration, besides, you never got a real graduation party." Jacob pulled me into his side, letting go of my hand and wrapping his arm around my waist.

"You did all this?" I gasped.

"I might have." He looked down and winked at me.

I smiled and hugged myself tighter to his side. He laid out the blanket for us and I slipped my sandals off. I caught my dad starring at me, but as soon as we made eye contact he turned away and finished laying out his blanket for him and my mom.

Alyssa had called Derek to sit down with them, but she just looked at me and smiled.

"Why doesn't she want us down there?" I asked, feeling upset over the motion.

"Don't worry about it. Sit down. I'll get us something to drink." I did as he said and sat in the middle of our blanket and looked around at everyone.

I noticed random faces looking at me and smiling, some waved as my eyes brushed across their spot on the sand. I waved back confusingly. Some of them I didn't know, but the ones I did know had bigger grins on their faces. I recognized some of the guys Jacob was working with and they even smiled at me.

"Here." Jacob said, pulling me from my gazing. I reached for his outstretched hand and took my cup from him.

"Why is everyone looking at me like I just won the lottery or something?"

Jacob shrugged and refused to look me in the eyes.

I shook it off, I learned this summer to not try and look too into something. I didn't want to get all worked up over nothing.

Jacob talked to me, almost demanding my attention while men walked the beach to set up for the fireworks. We were laying on the blanket, his chest was even warmer against the muggy night air. I could feel the heat from the fire lessoning on my back as Billy let it die down. That must mean the fireworks were starting soon.

The first flair went off and shot wide blue sparkles across the sky. Some of the younger kids started to cry, others cheered. Jacob sat us up, and kept me tucked under his arm. His hand rubbed my back and I noticed when he would swipe his hand across my skin, his palm was sweaty.

"You ok?" I whispered, lifting my hand to his frantic heart.

"Perfectly fine." He said and kissed the top of my head.

The constant deploy of the flairs told everyone the grand finale was here. People clapped and cheered and I pulled away from Jacob to join in. I felt him move away from me, but I was too distracted by the colors to see where he was going. I jumped when Sparklers started lighting up, crackling along the water in front of all of us. I jumped to my feet, the tears pouring from my eyes. The final display to light up was meant just for me. Gold and red streams flew out around the purple heart in the middle. Inside the heart was blue script, WILL YOU MARRY ME, RENESMEE CULLEN.

I spun frantically to look for Jacob, but found my parents standing up, smiling. I realized all the cheering and clapping wasn't for the fireworks. Their screams erupted as soon as the last display lit up.

"Nessie," Jacob's voice was easy for me to hear over all the screaming. He stood in front of me, his own face wet from his tears.

"This is what you've been working towards all summer?" I said breathlessly.

He nodded and pulled out a small felt box and dropped to his knee. "I love you, Renesmee, your whole life I've loved you. You're the only woman that will ever hold my heart completely. Renesmee Carlie Cullen, please, make me the happiest man alive. Will you marry me?" He flipped open the box and a beautiful three stone ring, laid nestled inside the box. The white gold made the diamonds stand out around the band. All together the diamonds had to equal three carats. It was more than I ever expected of him. More than I wanted.

"Yes, Jacob." I whispered through my tears. I nodded at the same time so everyone else who couldn't hear me could see my answer.

Jacob jumped to his feet, pulling me into his arms and spun us around. All the cheering and yelling disappeared. It was just Jacob and I standing here. My eyes focused on his steady fingers, as he took the ring out of the box and slid it onto my finger. Nothing felt so perfect on me before.

I looked up into his eyes, his smile seemed to make his tears glow, and he leaned in to kiss me.

"I love you so much." I mumbled against his lips. My heart ached for the amount of love and pride it held for the man in my arms.

Jacob's lips moved to my ear. "You have no idea how much I love you."

"You didn't have to work for all of this. I don't need any of it." I assured him.

"I wanted to. It was all worth it."

"I'm so sorry I acted like a brat all summer." The guilt was ripping at my stomach.

"You were just being you, it was actually quite amusing. Well, except when you thought I had found someone else. Then I thought I was making a big mistake for keeping all this from you."

"No, no!" I said quickly. "I'm glad you did. This was the most romantic thing that has ever happened to me. I'm glad you did it, thank you."

Jacob's lips crushed mine again and I melted against his body. He placed his hands on my hips and pushed me away from him. A cold hand on my shoulder reminded me of the other people around us. The clapping returned to my ears and I saw my mom standing beside me.

"Congratulations, nudger." Her breath hitched. It was the way my vampire family cried. The sound caused new tears to fall from my eyes. "Thanks, Mom."

"Take care of my girl," I heard my dad telling Jacob, before stretching out his hand for him to shake it. "I know you will, but it's my job to say that. She's everything to me, Jacob."

"She's in good hands, Edward… I'm not ever going to call you, Dad. Just so you know."

"Good." They both laughed and my dad pulled him in for a quick hug. My mom handed me off to my dad at the same time she reached for Jacob.

"How am I going to let you go?" My dad asked, reaching down to take my left hand in his. His thumb swiped across my ring.

"You're not going to. I'm not going anywhere." I promised him.

"I love you, Renesmee."

"Love you too, Dad."

I pulled away from my dad to see my mom leaning in to hug Jacob.

"So, how long have all of you known this?" I asked once Jacob and my mom were done hugging.

"I asked your father, again, for your hand this morning. You were still sleeping. I know it's out of text, but being that Bella is my best friend, I thought it fair to ask her as well. So then I knew the secret was out, so I let the word spread, but warned anyone that if it got back to you there would be hell to pay."

"Well, everyone did a good job. I knew nothing."

Billy rolled himself over to us and I leaned over to hug him. "You've changed my boy. You've made him a better man. I know this is going to sound stupid because you've always been a part of us, but welcome to the family sweetheart."

"Thank you, Billy."

"Please?" Aunt Alice asked the moment I turned towards her. Her hands were balled up under her chin, her bottom lip jutting out in a pout.

"Would I have anyone else plan my wedding?" I asked her and she threw her arms around me.

"Don't know why part of me was expecting to have to beg like I did with your mother."

"Not this Cullen." I laughed.

People said their congratulations and shortly after cleared out. I was surprised when my family left me with Jacob. Even Derek didn't have something smart to say.

Once we were alone on the beach, Jacob took my hand in his and we walked in silence. The only sound was the waves crashing in the darkness and our bare feet splashing through the shallow water.

"Jake," I whispered, breaking the silence. "You didn't need to work to buy me a ring. I would have been happy with a handmade one made from wood." I knew it sounded weird coming from my lips. I was the girl that flipped over anything pretty and shiny, but when it came to Jacob, none of that mattered.

"I know that, Ness, but this was something I wanted to do for you. Something you deserved from me. You gave me your life, this is what I wanted to give back."

I shook my head, stepping in front of him to make him stop walking. "You gave me your life, too."

"No, you already had it before either of us realized it."

"Well, ok, but it's more than I ever expected. Thank you." I looked down at my left hand, laying flat against Jacob's chest. The moon behind me was caught in the ring. It sparkled.

"Now you have to thank Emma. Without all those cold glasses of lemonade, I don't think I would have been able to get through my workday to buy you that." He smiled my favorite crooked smile and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Sorry about that." I mumbled, feeling my cheeks flush.

"Don't you ever doubt my love for you, Ness."

"I swear." I whispered and reached up on my toes to kiss him. His arms locked around me, tipping me slowly until my back pressed against the wet sand.